UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 30 MAR 20 Searching for SB281... Searching the city database file for: SB281 ... Date:0000Z 30 MAR 20 Station: SB281 WMO ident: 82281 Latitude: -2.60 Longitude: -44.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 60 27.0 25.2 90 1.8 25.7 140 2 299.8 303.5 298.7 360.0 20.50 1 1000 95 27.0 24.8 88 2.2 25.4 140 2 300.1 303.8 298.5 359.1 20.08 2 925 784 23.0 21.4 91 1.6 21.9 80 14 302.8 306.1 297.7 355.0 17.61 3 850 1520 18.8 18.5 98 0.3 18.6 110 17 305.8 308.8 297.4 353.7 15.97 4 846 1561 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 112 17 305.8 308.7 297.2 352.7 15.64 5 722 2906 11.0 9.9 93 1.1 10.3 81 12 311.9 313.9 295.4 344.7 10.67 6 700 3165 10.2 7.0 81 3.2 8.2 70 12 313.8 315.5 294.7 341.8 9.02 7 601 4423 3.8 -5.2 52 9.0 -0.6 51 14 320.4 321.2 292.9 334.4 4.32 8 598 4463 3.4 -0.8 74 4.2 1.1 48 13 320.4 321.5 294.3 339.8 6.05 9 548 5170 0.0 -20.0 21 20.0 -7.0 50 12 324.4 324.7 291.5 329.4 1.43 10 522 5558 -2.7 -6.9 73 4.2 -4.7 60 14 325.7 326.6 294.4 340.2 4.37 11 500 5900 -4.1 -16.1 39 12.0 -8.7 70 15 328.0 328.5 293.2 335.6 2.18 12 475 6302 -6.1 -32.1 11 26.0 -12.6 77 15 330.4 330.5 292.4 332.4 0.55 13 472 6351 -6.3 -30.3 13 24.0 -12.6 78 16 330.8 330.9 292.6 333.2 0.65 14 455 6636 -8.5 -17.5 48 9.0 -11.8 81 17 331.5 331.9 294.0 338.9 2.13 15 427 7124 -11.9 -17.9 61 6.0 -14.0 84 21 333.2 333.7 294.6 340.9 2.19 16 413 7378 -13.9 -20.9 55 7.0 -16.2 85 21 333.9 334.2 294.3 340.1 1.75 17 411 7415 -14.3 -17.1 79 2.8 -15.3 85 21 333.8 334.3 294.9 342.3 2.44 18 401 7601 -14.7 -27.7 32 13.0 -18.1 85 19 335.6 335.8 294.1 339.2 0.98 19 400 7620 -15.1 -23.1 50 8.0 -17.5 85 19 335.4 335.7 294.5 340.7 1.49 20 399 7639 -15.3 -21.3 60 6.0 -17.2 85 19 335.3 335.7 294.7 341.6 1.75 21 394 7734 -15.5 -26.5 38 11.0 -18.4 85 19 336.3 336.5 294.4 340.4 1.11 22 383 7946 -17.1 -30.1 31 13.0 -20.2 85 18 336.9 337.1 294.3 340.0 0.82 23 378 8045 -17.7 -26.7 45 9.0 -20.0 85 18 337.4 337.6 294.7 341.6 1.14 24 369 8224 -18.9 -40.9 12 22.0 -22.6 85 17 338.1 338.2 294.1 339.3 0.29 25 328 9088 -25.5 -33.5 47 8.0 -27.0 97 17 340.6 340.8 295.1 343.3 0.69 26 326 9133 -25.5 -42.5 19 17.0 -27.9 98 17 341.2 341.3 294.9 342.3 0.28 27 322 9222 -26.3 -48.3 11 22.0 -28.8 100 16 341.3 341.4 294.8 341.9 0.15 28 317 9335 -26.5 -31.2 64 4.7 -27.5 102 16 342.6 342.8 295.7 346.0 0.89 29 314 9403 -26.7 -31.4 64 4.7 -27.6 104 15 343.2 343.4 295.9 346.6 0.88 30 307 9565 -28.3 -31.4 75 3.1 -28.9 127 14 343.2 343.4 295.9 346.7 0.90 31 300 9730 -29.7 -34.5 63 4.8 -30.5 160 12 343.5 343.7 295.8 346.2 0.68 32 294 9874 -30.9 -35.8 62 4.9 -31.7 146 17 343.8 343.9 295.8 346.2 0.61 33 250 11010 -39.5 -43.8 64 4.3 -39.9 165 26 347.3 347.4 296.3 348.6 0.31 34 242 11231 -41.1 -44.5 70 3.4 -41.4 177 21 348.2 348.2 296.5 349.4 0.30 35 200 12490 -52.1 -57.1 55 5.0 -52.3 195 19 350.3 350.3 296.8 350.6 0.08 36 181 13129 -57.7 -62.6 53 4.9 -57.8 221 12 351.3 351.3 297.0 351.5 0.05 37 153 14170 -66.1 -70.9 51 4.8 -66.1 264 23 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.3 0.02 38 150 14290 -66.5 -71.5 49 5.0 -66.5 265 24 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.02 39 111 16067 -76.3 -85.3 23 9.0 -76.3 270 39 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 40 101 16604 -80.9 -86.9 36 6.0 -80.9 316 20 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 41 100 16660 -81.1 -87.1 36 6.0 -81.1 330 17 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 42 95 16947 -82.5 -87.5 42 5.0 -82.5 3 18 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 43 82 17766 -83.9 -88.6 43 4.7 -83.9 302 10 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.00 m Freezing level: 548.00 mb = 5169.67 m = 16960.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.99 mb = 4327.33 m = 14197.10 ft Precipitable water: 2.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.70 % Est. max temperature: 32.87 C = 91.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.60 mb = 286.16 m = 938.83 ft T: 25.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 25.51 C Layer 1000.0- 598.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.37 mb = 970.70 m = 3184.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.79 C = 87.42 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 45.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 38.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1750.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.18 mb = 744.14 m = 2441.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.18 mb = 1275.84 m = 4185.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 144.18 mb = 14523.46 m = 47648.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1742.84 J/kg Wind level data Storm motion: 104 at 10 knt ---------------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 1004 60 140 2 -1.3 1.5 | 276 8 8.4 -0.9 1 1000 95 140 2 -1.3 1.5 | 276 8 8.4 -0.9 2 977 305 55 11 -9.0 -6.3 | 356 9 0.7 -8.7 3 943 610 65 16 -14.5 -6.8 | 28 10 -4.8 -9.2 4 925 784 80 14 -13.8 -2.4 | 40 6 -4.1 -4.9 5 911 914 85 15 -14.9 -1.3 | 55 6 -5.3 -3.7 6 880 1219 110 16 -15.0 5.5 | 120 6 -5.4 3.0 7 850 1520 110 17 -16.0 5.8 | 118 7 -6.3 3.4 8 850 1524 115 17 -15.4 7.2 | 130 7 -5.7 4.8 9 820 1829 90 13 -13.0 0.0 | 54 4 -3.3 -2.4 10 791 2134 95 12 -12.0 1.0 | 59 3 -2.3 -1.4 11 763 2438 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 81 2 -2.1 -0.3 12 700 3165 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 14 7 -1.6 -6.5 13 684 3353 60 13 -11.3 -6.5 | 10 9 -1.6 -8.9 14 659 3658 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 30 9 -4.4 -7.6 15 611 4267 60 15 -13.0 -7.5 | 18 10 -3.3 -9.9 16 589 4572 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 350 12 2.0 -11.6 17 546 5182 50 12 -9.2 -7.7 | 357 10 0.5 -10.1 18 500 5900 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 30 9 -4.4 -7.6 19 487 6096 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 26 8 -3.5 -7.2 20 469 6401 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 49 8 -6.1 -5.2 21 416 7315 85 22 -21.9 -1.9 | 70 13 -12.2 -4.3 22 400 7620 85 19 -18.9 -1.7 | 66 10 -9.2 -4.1 23 368 8230 85 17 -16.9 -1.5 | 62 8 -7.3 -3.9 24 353 8534 85 20 -19.9 -1.7 | 68 11 -10.2 -4.2 25 312 9449 105 15 -14.5 3.9 | 107 5 -4.8 1.5 26 300 9730 160 12 -4.1 11.3 | 212 10 5.6 8.8 27 299 9754 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 183 11 0.5 10.7 28 251 10973 160 27 -9.2 25.4 | 181 23 0.4 22.9 29 250 11010 165 26 -6.7 25.1 | 187 23 3.0 22.7 30 240 11278 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 209 20 9.7 17.6 31 229 11582 175 19 -1.7 18.9 | 206 18 8.0 16.5 32 200 12490 195 19 4.9 18.4 | 223 22 14.6 15.9 33 190 12802 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 232 19 14.8 11.7 34 173 13411 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 262 19 18.3 2.6 35 164 13716 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 268 28 28.4 0.9 36 150 14290 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 271 34 33.6 -0.3 37 115 15850 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 268 56 55.5 1.6 38 103 16459 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 281 36 35.3 -6.9 39 100 16660 330 17 8.5 -14.7 | 313 25 18.2 -17.2 40 98 16764 330 17 8.5 -14.7 | 313 25 18.2 -17.2 41 93 17069 25 19 -8.0 -17.2 | 355 20 1.6 -19.7 42 88 17374 30 13 -6.5 -11.3 | 347 14 3.2 -13.7 43 79 17983 255 9 8.7 2.3 | 270 18 18.4 -0.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 74.1 at 13.3 knts Storm direction: 104.1 at 10.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.3 neg: -11.5 tot: 27.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 670.82 Bulk Shear: 2.61 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 62 10 350 7| 0.0 15.3 15.3| 18.3 -0.1 18.2 36.3 0.66| 18.1 12.0 1000 73 12 19 6| 4.6 7.6 12.2| 31.9 -0.1 31.8 31.8 0.71| 13.8 9.8 1500 87 14 52 5| 4.5 5.1 9.6| 38.6 -0.3 38.3 25.5 0.73| 10.9 8.0 2000 90 14 59 5| 3.4 4.2 7.6| 38.8 -8.0 30.8 15.4 0.44| 10.2 4.5 2500 92 13 61 4| 2.7 3.4 6.1| 39.3 -8.5 30.8 12.3 0.42| 8.6 3.6 3000 91 13 56 4| 2.3 3.4 5.7| 39.3 -11.5 27.8 9.3 0.32| 7.9 2.5 4000 84 13 43 5| 1.7 3.1 4.8| 46.5 -16.5 30.0 7.5 0.29| 6.9 2.0 5000 77 13 31 6| 1.5 2.5 4.0| 49.0 -33.6 15.4 3.1 0.17| 6.4 1.1 6000 74 13 27 7| 1.6 2.1 3.7| 62.6 -34.3 28.3 4.7 0.23| 5.9 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SB281/skewt/SB281.skewt.20200330.00.gif